Online EdD in Instructional Systems and Learning Sciences Curriculum

A research course designed to plan for and formulate research questions, evaluate research design, conduct the review of literature, and formulate the research methodology for the dissertation in education and related areas.

A research course designed to plan for and successfully defend the dissertation proposal; complete an IRB proposal and gain approval; collect data, analyze data and communicate findings; select journal for article 1 of the 3-article dissertation.

A research course designed to complete article 1 and plan for articles 2 and 3 for the dissertation in education and related areas.

A research course designed to complete articles 2 and 3, Chapter 5, and back matter for the dissertation in education and related areas.

This course is designed to prepare teachers, corporate trainers, staff development program managers, or other leaders of programs to address teaching learners with a conceptual and theoretical foundation in distance education and develop skills necessary for quality distance education.

This course is designed to introduce and apply the fundamentals of instructional design using a systems approach model; that is, the ideas and procedures for analyzing, designing, developing, implementing and formatively evaluating instruction. In this course, the emphasis will be on the development of authentic instructional materials.

This course will examine adult learning theory and characteristics of the adult learner. In addition, it will explore the theoretical and practical issues of adult learning theory and research while exploring current trends and advancements in adult learning.

This course is designed to prepare candidates for action research in their school environment. In this course, candidates will design individual research that applies to their area of specialty and can be applied to their classroom, school, or school system.

Practical experiences for advanced instructional technology students in applying knowledge acquired in previous courses. Enrollment limited to ED.S. students in the instructional technology program.

This course provides a fundamental understanding of educational statistics and enhances the ability to perform essential statistical analysis and interpretation in a variety of experimental situations for program and services evaluation.

This course require candidates to analyze and report findings associated with school policies, building infrastructure, and stakeholders’ perceptions of technology innovation and iteration in schools.

This course is designed to equip candidates with the knowledge and skills necessary to design, develop, and evaluate multimedia projects that facilitate student learning in the P-12 classroom. Candidates will utilize multimedia authoring tools to produce products that can be prepared to properly evaluate existing multimedia and produce their own multimedia for a professional development purposes or use in the classroom. This course will serve to provide these important skills.

This course is designed to provide an understanding and awareness of issues related to trends and ethics in technology such as cyberbullying, information security, sexting, virtual desktops, virtual worlds, MOOCS, including digital textbooks, and mobile learning.

Issues and management techniques involved in administering the information system/resource activities of an organization from a sociotechnical perspective. Covers the management of information resources from a strategic and competitive analysis viewpoint.

Issues related to technology law and ethics.

Duplicate credit will not be allowed for INFO 6450 and MNGT 6410.

Work with your advisor to choose an elective.

A study of theoretical frameworks, concepts and designs in qualitative research. Includes an overview of historical and current issues. Field experiences and research initiated.
Prerequisite: Departmental approval

Methods, procedures and evaluative instruments for determining teaching effectiveness, pupil learning, and attainment of educational goals in cognitive, psychomotor and affective areas.
May be taught concurrently with FNDS 4800.

Clinical experiences for advanced education students in applying knowledge required in previous courses.
Enrollment is limited to Ed.S. and Ed.D. students.

This course is designed to embrace students’ comprehension of urban/rural schooling with particular attention to the following: 1) relationship between the urban context and educational policies and practices in urban/rural schools; 2) along with a service learning component in urban/rural schools, the historical, socioeconomics, and political factors influencing urban education; and 3) the distribution of opportunity in cities and their schools; and effective pedagogical and organizational practices that close the achievement gap, including multicultural education, the development of positive school cultures and the use of community service and resources.

A basic research course designed to evaluate research design, methods and experimentation in education and related areas.

Instructional Improvement through Shared Leadership is a course that addresses the instructional leaders development of leadership principles and skills that will enable them to effectively lead change through shared leadership culminating in instructional improvement and student achievement.
Prerequisite: Department approval. Ed.S. level students only.

Instructional Leadership and Special Programs is a course that focuses on the instructional leader and special programs including special education career and technical education, English language learners, technology, Pre-K program and adolescent literacy.
Prerequisite: Department approval. Ed.S. level students only.

Instructional Leadership Culture, Change and Learning is a course that addresses practical methods of understanding, leadership for school culture, change and learning. Instructional leaders will make decisions based on the school culture and learning environment.
Prerequisite: Department approval. Ed.S. level students only.

Mentoring and Adult Learning in Instructional Leadership is a course that addresses practical methods of understanding mentoring, mentor training, and the role of the mentor as it relates to how adults learn. In addition, this course will focus on the role of EDUCATE Alabama as a means of providing a high quality learning experience for teachers.
Prerequisite: Department approval. Ed.S. level students only.

Ethical Instructional Leadership and Decision Making is a course that addresses instructional leaders’ responsibility to conduct themselves in ethical ways at all times. Instructional leaders make decisions with the best interest of students as an essential priority. Practicing instructional leaders apply a principle-centered approach to complex dilemmas with an understanding of ethics that moves beyond the development of a personal code of ethics.
Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Ed.S. level students only.

Studies in Instructional Leadership is a course that examines a topic of study in instructional leadership. Approval for the specific topic must take place at the beginning of the term.
Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Ed.S. level students only.

An introduction to the concept of instructional leadership through a total current curricular immersion into the eight Alabama State Department of Education Standards for Instructional Leadership (ASIL). The ASIL are as follows: 1) planning for continuous improvement, 2) teaching and learning, 3) human development, 4) diversity, 5) community and stake holder relationships, 6) technology, 7) management of the learning environment, and 8) ethics.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Ed.S. level students only.

Problem Analysis Project focuses on developing one central institutional problem which will be planned with the Auburn University at Montgomery supervising professor, the ED.S. Candidate and an accomplished instructional leader within the schools. The candidate will create research questions, a survey, and a review of literature, analyze the data and complete a manuscript for possible submission to a journal. CITI Training is required.
Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Ed.S. level students only.

An overview of the various exceptionalities, including the etiology, incidence, laws and strategies related to teaching students with exceptionalities. Field experience is included.

Review, analysis, and interpretation of available research with emphasis on research into trends within the field of study.

Review, analysis, and interpretation of available research with emphasis on research into trends within the field of study.

Review, analysis, and interpretation of available research with emphasis on research into trends within the field of study.

Review, analysis, and interpretation of available research with emphasis on research into trends within the field of early childhood science education.

Quantitative Research in Language Arts. Review, analysis, and interpretation of available research with emphasis on reading, interpreting, and designing quantitative research dealing with teaching methods and strategies of early childhood language arts education.

Review, analysis, and interpretation of available research with emphasis on reading, interpreting, and designing quantitative research dealing with teaching methods and strategies of early childhood mathematics education.

Review, analysis, and interpretation of available research with emphasis on reading, interpreting, and designing quantitative research dealing with teaching methods and strategies within the field of study.

Review, analysis, and interpretation of available research with emphasis on reading, interpreting, and designing quantitative research dealing with teaching methods and strategies within the field of study.

Review, analysis, and interpretation of available research with emphasis on reading, interpreting, and designing qualitative research dealing with curriculum trends, issues, and problems in early childhood language arts education.

Qualitative Research in Mathematics. Review, analysis, and interpretation of available research with emphasis on reading, interpreting, and designing qualitative research dealing with curriculum trends, issues, and problems in early childhood mathematics education.

Review, analysis and interpretation of available research with emphasis on reading, interpreting, and designing qualitative research dealing with curriculum trends, issues, and problems in elementary social studies education.
Prerequisite: ECEL 7553.

Review, analysis and interpretation of research leading to development and implementation of a quantitative or qualitative research study in early childhood language arts.

Current Issues & Trends in Mathematics. Review, analysis and interpretation of research leading to development and implementation of a quantitative or qualitative research study in early childhood mathematics education.

Current Issues & Trends in Social Studies. Review, analysis and interpretation of research leading to development and implementation of a quantitative or qualitative research study in early childhood social studies education.

Review, analysis and interpretation of research leading to development and implementation of quantitative or qualitative research study in elementary science.
Prerequisite: ELEM 7544.